Nominations Sought for PALS Librarians' Advisory Committee
Nominations for the Librarians' Advisory Committee from persons working in the Coal Valley, Kankakee, Sterling, and Sycamore neighborhoods are sought. Terms of office are for two years beginning July 1, 2006.
The PALS Librarians Advisory Committee is comprised of 15 representatives. Eight representatives are elected and seven are appointed by the Executive Director. The committee’s elected representatives who will be serving the second year of their term in FY2007 are Marsha Holden (Freeport neighborhood), Laura Frizol (LaSalle neighborhood), Eve Kirk (Rockford neighborhood), and Melissa Carle (Shorewood neighborhood). Nominees are being sought to represent the four remaining PALS neighborhoods for FY2007-2008.
Self nominations are welcomed. Nominees should complete the form available at http://www.palsnet.info/members/lacnominate.asp or send a paper form to June Peterson at the Rockford Service Center no later than May 21, 2006.
Employees of any full, developmental, contracting or cooperating member library may run for these two-year offices, although no one may concurrently hold the position of LAC representative and member of the PALS Board of Directors.
Elections will be held in late May – mid-June. One ballot will be used system-wide and every full and developmental member and contracting and cooperating library will have the right to cast an online ballot for persons running for all elective seats on the committee. Once this year’s elections are held, the Executive Director will appoint the other seven members of LAC.
According to the LAC By-Laws, the intent of the election/appointment process is to “assure the variety of library interests in the system are represented on the committee.”
The LAC By-Laws state that the committee’s role is to
serve as a formal conduit of information from PALS members to the administrative staff,
be active in evaluating membership applications and generally provide advice on membership policy issues,
undertake any additional activities and services aimed at the improvement or continued development of PALS as the Committee and the Executive Director shall mutually agree are valuable.
The new 2006-2007 Committee’s first meeting is tentatively scheduled for Friday, July 7, 2006 and will occur at a central location.
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